tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:34:03 +0000Simple Livingcountry lifefruitsahmfinancehomeschoolbirth storiesSAHDuninsuredclothes lineherbalgardenmushroomspigsenergy independencerecommended readingwahmself sufficiencyworkingbeespreservingguinea fowlfrugalitySamaritanMinistrieslaundrybabyentertainmentfamilylocal to Eastern NCwahdchickenspreparinglandland clearingnutsgluten freesustainable livingkidsLiving Our WayWe are living our own life here. My husband and I have two children and we very much enjoy spending time together. We will cover a variety of topics in our blog including self sufficiency, frugality and thrift, homesteading, homeschooling,working from home, and more.http://www.livingourway.com/noreply@blogger.com (Laura)Blogger122125LivingOurWayhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-8125189619673239087Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:41:00 +00002013-04-21T20:41:00.370-04:00land clearingpreparinglandPlowing is Done!MrLivingOurWay was very proud that he has finally finished plowing our field and is ready to move on to the next step of discing with in the week.  We are confident that things will get planted this year and have an application in to participate in our first farmers market even if we only sell eggs.  This one seems fairly laid back and okay if we add products later in the season. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/7B4l9oFg8_c/plowing-is-done.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7B4l9oFg8_c:aHeVR0oJcX8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7B4l9oFg8_c:aHeVR0oJcX8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7B4l9oFg8_c:aHeVR0oJcX8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=7B4l9oFg8_c:aHeVR0oJcX8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7B4l9oFg8_c:aHeVR0oJcX8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7B4l9oFg8_c:aHeVR0oJcX8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7B4l9oFg8_c:aHeVR0oJcX8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=7B4l9oFg8_c:aHeVR0oJcX8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7B4l9oFg8_c:aHeVR0oJcX8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=7B4l9oFg8_c:aHeVR0oJcX8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7B4l9oFg8_c:aHeVR0oJcX8:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/7B4l9oFg8_c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/04/plowing-is-done.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-6061665513835354902Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:30:00 +00002013-04-20T20:31:03.900-04:00birth storiesBirth Story #4: A Quick HomebirthI'm sure most of you feel like I've abandoned my blog yet again but the third trimester suddenly hit me and I was exhausted.  However, MrLivingOurWay has been plugging away on our little farm of the future and exciting things are happening.  Here is our final birth story as I remember it. On March 30, 2014, I had an appointment with my midwife at about 39 weeks 1 day in the morning. Baby was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/NVzrMzHDI2Q/birth-story-4-quick-homebirth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=NVzrMzHDI2Q:y1YRRGVEcWc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=NVzrMzHDI2Q:y1YRRGVEcWc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=NVzrMzHDI2Q:y1YRRGVEcWc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=NVzrMzHDI2Q:y1YRRGVEcWc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=NVzrMzHDI2Q:y1YRRGVEcWc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=NVzrMzHDI2Q:y1YRRGVEcWc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=NVzrMzHDI2Q:y1YRRGVEcWc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=NVzrMzHDI2Q:y1YRRGVEcWc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=NVzrMzHDI2Q:y1YRRGVEcWc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=NVzrMzHDI2Q:y1YRRGVEcWc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=NVzrMzHDI2Q:y1YRRGVEcWc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/NVzrMzHDI2Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/04/birth-story-4-quick-homebirth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-3289478253441796239Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:13:00 +00002013-02-03T18:13:00.137-05:00fruitgardenStrasberries I'm not sure how these will turn out but there was so little on the Internet when I researched them, that I figured we'd share our experiencee right from the beginning.  We planted them in our raised beds one plant per square foot.  We ordered these from our local online Farmers Fresh Market and we are excited to see what they will do.   The strasberry has an interesting history.  Much ofhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/M8QTre6DSls/strasberries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=M8QTre6DSls:qTHt5lw-eso:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=M8QTre6DSls:qTHt5lw-eso:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=M8QTre6DSls:qTHt5lw-eso:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=M8QTre6DSls:qTHt5lw-eso:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=M8QTre6DSls:qTHt5lw-eso:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=M8QTre6DSls:qTHt5lw-eso:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=M8QTre6DSls:qTHt5lw-eso:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=M8QTre6DSls:qTHt5lw-eso:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=M8QTre6DSls:qTHt5lw-eso:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=M8QTre6DSls:qTHt5lw-eso:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=M8QTre6DSls:qTHt5lw-eso:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/M8QTre6DSls" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/02/strasberries.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-1155311533274747914Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +00002013-02-02T15:00:00.788-05:00land clearingpreparinglandThe Field Is Making Progress Here is a new picture of our field. Last spring, MrLivingOurWay was sure we could just disc and plant.  He soon found that there were many small stumps that didn't burn and there were some tractor set backs.  He is now 3/4 of the way through the field pulling up small stumps and estimates that two more hours of work (which equals two days at our pace) will have the field ready to once again http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/sfs_gtXOkVw/the-field-is-making-progress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sfs_gtXOkVw:NfmYZOI7tEo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sfs_gtXOkVw:NfmYZOI7tEo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sfs_gtXOkVw:NfmYZOI7tEo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=sfs_gtXOkVw:NfmYZOI7tEo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sfs_gtXOkVw:NfmYZOI7tEo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sfs_gtXOkVw:NfmYZOI7tEo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sfs_gtXOkVw:NfmYZOI7tEo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=sfs_gtXOkVw:NfmYZOI7tEo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sfs_gtXOkVw:NfmYZOI7tEo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=sfs_gtXOkVw:NfmYZOI7tEo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sfs_gtXOkVw:NfmYZOI7tEo:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/sfs_gtXOkVw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/02/the-field-is-making-progress.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-3693590826491374906Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:13:00 +00002013-02-01T18:13:21.029-05:00beesBee Confused! There has been a lot of confusion concerning our bees.  One day a couple of weeks ago, MrLivingOurWay had taken Cupcake out to check on the bees and feed them the sugar mixture he'd made for them.  They were very excited when they came back saying the hives had grown and we should have tons of honey in the spring. Fast forward a week and MrLivingOurWay comes in and is sure that we've http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/zbbn3BmB_hc/bee-confused.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=zbbn3BmB_hc:UAgXc_wLGWE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=zbbn3BmB_hc:UAgXc_wLGWE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=zbbn3BmB_hc:UAgXc_wLGWE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=zbbn3BmB_hc:UAgXc_wLGWE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=zbbn3BmB_hc:UAgXc_wLGWE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=zbbn3BmB_hc:UAgXc_wLGWE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=zbbn3BmB_hc:UAgXc_wLGWE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=zbbn3BmB_hc:UAgXc_wLGWE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=zbbn3BmB_hc:UAgXc_wLGWE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=zbbn3BmB_hc:UAgXc_wLGWE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=zbbn3BmB_hc:UAgXc_wLGWE:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/zbbn3BmB_hc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/02/bee-confused.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-2994935483760356865Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:02:00 +00002013-01-31T19:02:13.760-05:00frugalitygardenWhat is an Heirloom Seed? Image Soure: http://openclipart.org/image/800px/svg_to_png/61957/1274477301.png One very small part of the class I attended yesterday on sustainable agriculture talked about the differences in seeds.  I have always been a fan of heirlooms because the idea of saving seeds appealed to me.  MrLivingOurWay was always a fan of hyrid seeds because he liked for this seeds to be disease resistant.  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/COquozFM3JU/what-is-heirloom-seed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=COquozFM3JU:WeEcv6GgrP0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=COquozFM3JU:WeEcv6GgrP0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=COquozFM3JU:WeEcv6GgrP0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=COquozFM3JU:WeEcv6GgrP0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=COquozFM3JU:WeEcv6GgrP0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=COquozFM3JU:WeEcv6GgrP0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=COquozFM3JU:WeEcv6GgrP0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=COquozFM3JU:WeEcv6GgrP0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=COquozFM3JU:WeEcv6GgrP0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=COquozFM3JU:WeEcv6GgrP0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=COquozFM3JU:WeEcv6GgrP0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/COquozFM3JU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/01/what-is-heirloom-seed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-1596698288004829266Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-01-29T08:00:01.780-05:00laundryherbalNatural Home Challenge at Real Food Real FrugalFor those wondering how progress on our "farm" is going. It's coming along and I'd hoped to have actual pictures rather than stock photos to post today but our son decided to delete the them off the camera so we will try again soon. The RealFoodRealFrugal blog is doing a natural home challenge. I've been meaning to change a lot of things in home for a while so we are planning to participate and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/hglOHJlHMko/natural-home-challenge-at-real-food.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=hglOHJlHMko:MLX8PpO5sqk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=hglOHJlHMko:MLX8PpO5sqk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=hglOHJlHMko:MLX8PpO5sqk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=hglOHJlHMko:MLX8PpO5sqk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=hglOHJlHMko:MLX8PpO5sqk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" 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width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/01/natural-home-challenge-at-real-food.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-2108489549491369249Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:09:00 +00002013-01-28T23:09:36.304-05:00Living Our Way on Social Media Back in 2010, when I was blogging regularly, there was a request to create a Facebook page.  Well, the day has finally come.  We are now on Facebook and Twitter if you prefer to follow us that way. http://www.facebook.com/LivingOurWay Follow @LivingOurWay !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/eKAWA9wsmHo/living-our-way-on-social-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=eKAWA9wsmHo:j8i9djDtB2Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a 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also got me thinking about how we need to purchase a few more because we are running low.  These towels appear to be http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/80HFWAPt65Y/4-uses-of-microfiber-towels.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=80HFWAPt65Y:7YUfW4mpkYQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=80HFWAPt65Y:7YUfW4mpkYQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=80HFWAPt65Y:7YUfW4mpkYQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=80HFWAPt65Y:7YUfW4mpkYQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=80HFWAPt65Y:7YUfW4mpkYQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img 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width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/01/4-uses-of-microfiber-towels.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-2912512132770782093Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-01-27T08:00:07.163-05:00local to Eastern NCself sufficiencyfinancesustainable livingSustainable Agriculture Course-Day 1 © Paulof | Stock Free Images & Dreamstime Stock Photos I thought I'd give a summary of the course I started taking this past week. It's an 8 week course our local community college is offering through their Small Business office for free. MrLivingOurWay took the course a few years ago and it's really opened his mind to the benefits of organic farming.  I'm taking the course so that I can help http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/pNCx7slCqgM/sustainable-agriculture-course-day-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=pNCx7slCqgM:9O2Ynv03YtI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=pNCx7slCqgM:9O2Ynv03YtI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=pNCx7slCqgM:9O2Ynv03YtI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=pNCx7slCqgM:9O2Ynv03YtI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=pNCx7slCqgM:9O2Ynv03YtI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=pNCx7slCqgM:9O2Ynv03YtI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=pNCx7slCqgM:9O2Ynv03YtI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=pNCx7slCqgM:9O2Ynv03YtI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=pNCx7slCqgM:9O2Ynv03YtI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=pNCx7slCqgM:9O2Ynv03YtI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=pNCx7slCqgM:9O2Ynv03YtI:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/pNCx7slCqgM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/01/sustainable-agriculture-course-day-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-845889269192637490Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-01-28T00:57:11.169-05:00kidsfrugalitySaving Money on ClothesI came from a family who looked down on people for buying used clothing and at first I felt wrong purchasing special occasion outfits such as Christmas and Easter dresses used.  And while we don't purchase special outfits every year, I have gotten some really great looking outfits for just a couple of dollars. I have been made fun of for being "cheap" many times.  In fact, one such conversation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/ktqxPBT1WXE/saving-money-on-clothes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ktqxPBT1WXE:_LazEKRGDr0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ktqxPBT1WXE:_LazEKRGDr0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ktqxPBT1WXE:_LazEKRGDr0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=ktqxPBT1WXE:_LazEKRGDr0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ktqxPBT1WXE:_LazEKRGDr0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ktqxPBT1WXE:_LazEKRGDr0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ktqxPBT1WXE:_LazEKRGDr0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=ktqxPBT1WXE:_LazEKRGDr0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ktqxPBT1WXE:_LazEKRGDr0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=ktqxPBT1WXE:_LazEKRGDr0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ktqxPBT1WXE:_LazEKRGDr0:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/ktqxPBT1WXE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/01/saving-money-on-clothes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-4716857169735126964Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-01-25T08:00:11.608-05:00country lifewahmwahd4 Ways to Access the Internet in the Middle of No WhereOne thing we've been rather frustrated with since we moved into our house 8 1/2 years ago is the lack of good Internet access.  We loved the house. MrLivingOurWay loved that we were living away from people.  In short, everything is nice except that we telecommute and we don't have fast and reliable Internet access. The first couple of years we lived here, we went back to dial up access. We http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/TnZFp2-cChk/4-ways-to-access-internet-in-middle-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=TnZFp2-cChk:_ASZ-SD2Qys:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=TnZFp2-cChk:_ASZ-SD2Qys:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=TnZFp2-cChk:_ASZ-SD2Qys:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=TnZFp2-cChk:_ASZ-SD2Qys:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=TnZFp2-cChk:_ASZ-SD2Qys:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=TnZFp2-cChk:_ASZ-SD2Qys:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=TnZFp2-cChk:_ASZ-SD2Qys:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=TnZFp2-cChk:_ASZ-SD2Qys:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=TnZFp2-cChk:_ASZ-SD2Qys:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=TnZFp2-cChk:_ASZ-SD2Qys:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=TnZFp2-cChk:_ASZ-SD2Qys:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/TnZFp2-cChk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/01/4-ways-to-access-internet-in-middle-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-6367481718623306354Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-01-24T08:00:08.965-05:00kidshomeschool5 Reasons Our Family Likes E-ReadersWhen e-readers first came out, I thought people were crazy for purchasing them.  My mom was talking about how she really wanted one and we were having a really good year so I did buy one for her as a Christmas gift after doing some research to verify that she wasn't going to run herself into debt purchasing new books for it. Fast forward a year, and I was looking at home school curriculum for myhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/HFaqx5w-hYc/5-reasons-our-family-likes-e-readers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=HFaqx5w-hYc:UFAFmx8DJWA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=HFaqx5w-hYc:UFAFmx8DJWA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=HFaqx5w-hYc:UFAFmx8DJWA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=HFaqx5w-hYc:UFAFmx8DJWA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=HFaqx5w-hYc:UFAFmx8DJWA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=HFaqx5w-hYc:UFAFmx8DJWA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=HFaqx5w-hYc:UFAFmx8DJWA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=HFaqx5w-hYc:UFAFmx8DJWA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=HFaqx5w-hYc:UFAFmx8DJWA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=HFaqx5w-hYc:UFAFmx8DJWA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=HFaqx5w-hYc:UFAFmx8DJWA:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/HFaqx5w-hYc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/01/5-reasons-our-family-likes-e-readers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-2055961858343886158Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-01-23T08:00:15.505-05:00familybirth storiesOur Second HomebirthThis is the last of the birth stories for now. Some of you will be glad to see them go.  As I'm becoming more active in blogging, I'm trying to convey our whole lifestyle rather than just the homesteading portion because that was the original intent of the blog way back when I first started it. On Sunday, May 29th I texted my midwife and let her know that it hurt to stand, sit, or walk so I’d http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/7clOEUV96hc/our-second-homebirth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7clOEUV96hc:sFbF_OAg3Gk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7clOEUV96hc:sFbF_OAg3Gk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7clOEUV96hc:sFbF_OAg3Gk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=7clOEUV96hc:sFbF_OAg3Gk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7clOEUV96hc:sFbF_OAg3Gk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7clOEUV96hc:sFbF_OAg3Gk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7clOEUV96hc:sFbF_OAg3Gk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=7clOEUV96hc:sFbF_OAg3Gk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7clOEUV96hc:sFbF_OAg3Gk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=7clOEUV96hc:sFbF_OAg3Gk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7clOEUV96hc:sFbF_OAg3Gk:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/7clOEUV96hc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/01/our-second-homebirth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-7962419814869069035Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:27:00 +00002013-01-22T17:27:00.265-05:00familybirth storiesOur First Homebirth  This is the story of our first home birth.  Even though the apprentice was the one that came, she was just about to start practicing on her own and she already had her own clients. The decision of where to give birth is not one to be taken lightly and requires lots of research. Wednesday morning, November 30, 2005 at 2am I felt like I had to pee so I got up and went to the bathroom. I felthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/0Yw0hYp0fMk/our-first-homebirth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=0Yw0hYp0fMk:7RUJ180CMdM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=0Yw0hYp0fMk:7RUJ180CMdM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=0Yw0hYp0fMk:7RUJ180CMdM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=0Yw0hYp0fMk:7RUJ180CMdM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=0Yw0hYp0fMk:7RUJ180CMdM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=0Yw0hYp0fMk:7RUJ180CMdM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=0Yw0hYp0fMk:7RUJ180CMdM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=0Yw0hYp0fMk:7RUJ180CMdM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=0Yw0hYp0fMk:7RUJ180CMdM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=0Yw0hYp0fMk:7RUJ180CMdM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=0Yw0hYp0fMk:7RUJ180CMdM:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/0Yw0hYp0fMk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/01/our-first-homebirth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-3964420930400990018Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +00002013-01-21T08:00:10.558-05:00familybirth storiesOur Natural Hospital Birth In light of the new baby we are expecting in the spring, I thought I'd share my birth stories.  I've posted them in various places over the years but never on my blog. By the time we were expecting our first child I was positive I wanted a drug free natural birth. I was also positive I wanted nothing to do with the hospital but MrLivingOurWay won this argument.  We prepared by taking Bradley http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/sRvs_DEc8jc/our-natural-hospital-birth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sRvs_DEc8jc:ucKhw2Dl11U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sRvs_DEc8jc:ucKhw2Dl11U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sRvs_DEc8jc:ucKhw2Dl11U:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=sRvs_DEc8jc:ucKhw2Dl11U:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sRvs_DEc8jc:ucKhw2Dl11U:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sRvs_DEc8jc:ucKhw2Dl11U:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sRvs_DEc8jc:ucKhw2Dl11U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=sRvs_DEc8jc:ucKhw2Dl11U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sRvs_DEc8jc:ucKhw2Dl11U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=sRvs_DEc8jc:ucKhw2Dl11U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=sRvs_DEc8jc:ucKhw2Dl11U:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/sRvs_DEc8jc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/01/our-natural-hospital-birth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-4091080834303238457Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:36:00 +00002013-01-20T12:36:00.830-05:00wahmfamilyPrioritizing Our Time http://www.freedigitalphotos.net   -renjith krishnan The other day, I wrote a post mentioning that we were doing a terrible job at prioritizing our time.  We really needed a family calendar. Google For a few years, I had been keeping the family calendar on Google .  I liked this for a couple of reasons. Phone App- Google Calendar can send alerts to your phone and you can enter new events http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/k1Wt9OXc5Hc/prioritizing-our-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=k1Wt9OXc5Hc:FPw7xbOh4Sw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=k1Wt9OXc5Hc:FPw7xbOh4Sw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=k1Wt9OXc5Hc:FPw7xbOh4Sw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=k1Wt9OXc5Hc:FPw7xbOh4Sw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=k1Wt9OXc5Hc:FPw7xbOh4Sw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=k1Wt9OXc5Hc:FPw7xbOh4Sw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=k1Wt9OXc5Hc:FPw7xbOh4Sw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=k1Wt9OXc5Hc:FPw7xbOh4Sw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=k1Wt9OXc5Hc:FPw7xbOh4Sw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=k1Wt9OXc5Hc:FPw7xbOh4Sw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=k1Wt9OXc5Hc:FPw7xbOh4Sw:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/k1Wt9OXc5Hc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/01/prioritizing-our-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-104135188414081159Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:20:00 +00002013-01-19T12:20:00.512-05:00local to Eastern NCfrugalityfinancegluten freeGetting Away From The Standard American DietYesterday, I promised more details on some of the things we are fixing.  We always knew we were spending too much eating out at restaurants. It's one of those things in life the MrLivingOurWay really enjoys.  He always looked for an excuse.  Even to go so far and say "We won't get home until noon and I don't want to have to wait beyond that to eat." Eating out was bad for the FindingOurWays and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/vORDt4ddfP4/getting-away-from-standard-american-diet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)7<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vORDt4ddfP4:4Bvd9wfyTQQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vORDt4ddfP4:4Bvd9wfyTQQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vORDt4ddfP4:4Bvd9wfyTQQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=vORDt4ddfP4:4Bvd9wfyTQQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vORDt4ddfP4:4Bvd9wfyTQQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vORDt4ddfP4:4Bvd9wfyTQQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vORDt4ddfP4:4Bvd9wfyTQQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=vORDt4ddfP4:4Bvd9wfyTQQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vORDt4ddfP4:4Bvd9wfyTQQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=vORDt4ddfP4:4Bvd9wfyTQQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vORDt4ddfP4:4Bvd9wfyTQQ:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/vORDt4ddfP4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/01/getting-away-from-standard-american-diet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-8786055634548000760Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:48:00 +00002013-01-18T11:48:24.291-05:00UpdateI know I haven't been writing a lot over the past couple of years.  Lots of things have been going on but it's more of the same. Our jobs are paying less for the work and there is less and less work to go around.  MrLivingOurWay and I realize that if we want to be more self sufficient there will have to be sacrifices made.  One of the problems we've had is a true lack of energy and time.  Here http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/2sxlBNOniDg/update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=2sxlBNOniDg:msIDSzRgQTk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=2sxlBNOniDg:msIDSzRgQTk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=2sxlBNOniDg:msIDSzRgQTk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=2sxlBNOniDg:msIDSzRgQTk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=2sxlBNOniDg:msIDSzRgQTk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=2sxlBNOniDg:msIDSzRgQTk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=2sxlBNOniDg:msIDSzRgQTk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=2sxlBNOniDg:msIDSzRgQTk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=2sxlBNOniDg:msIDSzRgQTk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=2sxlBNOniDg:msIDSzRgQTk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=2sxlBNOniDg:msIDSzRgQTk:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/2sxlBNOniDg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2013/01/update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-204934278372074758Wed, 06 Jun 2012 01:14:00 +00002012-06-05T21:14:42.450-04:00kidsuninsuredSamaritanMinistriesSending Kids to Summer Camp Without InsuranceLast summer, we sent Cup Cake to soccer camp because her soccer team was going to skip an age group and I felt she would benefit from some extra instruction. I think it's important for kids to know what kinds of talent is out there beyond local kids. CupCake loved the camp and I was surprised when she didn't even wait until the last day to ask if she could go back. I'm leary of promising my kidshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/vr2GQxnAocc/sending-kids-to-summer-camp-without.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vr2GQxnAocc:teDiR1PEukU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vr2GQxnAocc:teDiR1PEukU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vr2GQxnAocc:teDiR1PEukU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=vr2GQxnAocc:teDiR1PEukU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vr2GQxnAocc:teDiR1PEukU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vr2GQxnAocc:teDiR1PEukU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vr2GQxnAocc:teDiR1PEukU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=vr2GQxnAocc:teDiR1PEukU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vr2GQxnAocc:teDiR1PEukU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=vr2GQxnAocc:teDiR1PEukU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=vr2GQxnAocc:teDiR1PEukU:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/vr2GQxnAocc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2012/06/sending-kids-to-summer-camp-without.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-1853075594971643573Mon, 07 May 2012 23:21:00 +00002012-05-07T19:21:23.977-04:00kidslocal to Eastern NCIn Other News...Just a warning, CupCake wants to start participating in the blog and I think it's a great idea. Keep in mind she's young so her writing might be less refined than mine but I think it will be good for her and it will offer you a different perspective.  It will also allow the blog to keep going when life gets in my way. Just a reminder for those who live in Eastern NC, the Farmers Fresh Market http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/KLiVSqfVGw8/in-other-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=KLiVSqfVGw8:CJ7Xp6mnM6c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=KLiVSqfVGw8:CJ7Xp6mnM6c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=KLiVSqfVGw8:CJ7Xp6mnM6c:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=KLiVSqfVGw8:CJ7Xp6mnM6c:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=KLiVSqfVGw8:CJ7Xp6mnM6c:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=KLiVSqfVGw8:CJ7Xp6mnM6c:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=KLiVSqfVGw8:CJ7Xp6mnM6c:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=KLiVSqfVGw8:CJ7Xp6mnM6c:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=KLiVSqfVGw8:CJ7Xp6mnM6c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=KLiVSqfVGw8:CJ7Xp6mnM6c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=KLiVSqfVGw8:CJ7Xp6mnM6c:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/KLiVSqfVGw8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2012/05/in-other-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-7327195907804078592Mon, 07 May 2012 22:54:00 +00002012-05-08T09:42:27.829-04:00beesSpecial Delivery: Bees This morning our phone rang at 8:30 am. It was the Post Office asking that MrLivingOurWay come pick up our bees. They were eager to get rid of them.  We really weren't expecting them for a few more days so MrLivingOurWay hurried over there.  Plans were changed and most of our day has been dealing with bees. Here you can see one of the bees has already escaped. Here is a view of the bee'shttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/kaHgNMz2YCU/special-delivery-bees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=kaHgNMz2YCU:g66DZ1Gxc4o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=kaHgNMz2YCU:g66DZ1Gxc4o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=kaHgNMz2YCU:g66DZ1Gxc4o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=kaHgNMz2YCU:g66DZ1Gxc4o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=kaHgNMz2YCU:g66DZ1Gxc4o:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=kaHgNMz2YCU:g66DZ1Gxc4o:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=kaHgNMz2YCU:g66DZ1Gxc4o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=kaHgNMz2YCU:g66DZ1Gxc4o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=kaHgNMz2YCU:g66DZ1Gxc4o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=kaHgNMz2YCU:g66DZ1Gxc4o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=kaHgNMz2YCU:g66DZ1Gxc4o:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/kaHgNMz2YCU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2012/05/special-delivery-bees.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-4279483115944953848Sun, 06 May 2012 04:05:00 +00002012-05-06T00:05:41.577-04:00land clearingPiling Up Brush Today, we began stacking brush into piles to burn further. It wasn't as easy as we thought it would be. Cupcake got really into it and was really dirty. I put the baby on my back to pile up the brush. MrLivingOurWay used the tractor to dig up some remaining stumps and push the brush into piles. Here is one of our brush piles. Shortcake and I piling up brush. There is still a lot more http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/7UM3Lm0kVdo/piling-up-brush.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7UM3Lm0kVdo:EDqcHOIKiNY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7UM3Lm0kVdo:EDqcHOIKiNY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7UM3Lm0kVdo:EDqcHOIKiNY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=7UM3Lm0kVdo:EDqcHOIKiNY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7UM3Lm0kVdo:EDqcHOIKiNY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7UM3Lm0kVdo:EDqcHOIKiNY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7UM3Lm0kVdo:EDqcHOIKiNY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=7UM3Lm0kVdo:EDqcHOIKiNY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7UM3Lm0kVdo:EDqcHOIKiNY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=7UM3Lm0kVdo:EDqcHOIKiNY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=7UM3Lm0kVdo:EDqcHOIKiNY:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/7UM3Lm0kVdo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2012/05/piling-up-brush.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-9191716084156419688Thu, 03 May 2012 23:50:00 +00002012-05-03T19:50:35.784-04:00land clearingCutting Down More Trees I don't know if you can tell by the picture or not, but there was a lot to to clean up and cut down after the fire we set the other day.  Today, we went out and cut down everything that was still standing. MrLivingOurWay used the chain saw and I used the weed eater. Believe it or not, a weed eater will cut down some small trees.  It was hot and we went in the house several times for water. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/ElJK32WnTvc/cutting-down-more-trees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ElJK32WnTvc:H3wq3ep7p6o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ElJK32WnTvc:H3wq3ep7p6o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ElJK32WnTvc:H3wq3ep7p6o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=ElJK32WnTvc:H3wq3ep7p6o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ElJK32WnTvc:H3wq3ep7p6o:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ElJK32WnTvc:H3wq3ep7p6o:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ElJK32WnTvc:H3wq3ep7p6o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=ElJK32WnTvc:H3wq3ep7p6o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ElJK32WnTvc:H3wq3ep7p6o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=ElJK32WnTvc:H3wq3ep7p6o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=ElJK32WnTvc:H3wq3ep7p6o:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/ElJK32WnTvc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2012/05/cutting-down-more-trees.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395497597720721298.post-3668686941322495828Tue, 01 May 2012 13:27:00 +00002012-05-01T09:27:30.186-04:00land clearingpreparinglandBurning to Make a Field Yesterday, we had an exciting day. We are way behind schedule on getting ready to plant our first crop.  For the last several weeks, MrLivingOurWay has been taking his time cutting down trees and cutting up the logs for mushrooms.  Yesterday, we were finally ready to set fire to the land to clear some of the weeds.  MrLivingOurWay had told me repeatedly that he could control the fire by http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~3/lxlZ2LMTVQk/burning-to-make-field.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=lxlZ2LMTVQk:OOHlcDG_E20:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=lxlZ2LMTVQk:OOHlcDG_E20:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=lxlZ2LMTVQk:OOHlcDG_E20:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=lxlZ2LMTVQk:OOHlcDG_E20:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=lxlZ2LMTVQk:OOHlcDG_E20:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=lxlZ2LMTVQk:OOHlcDG_E20:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=lxlZ2LMTVQk:OOHlcDG_E20:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=lxlZ2LMTVQk:OOHlcDG_E20:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=lxlZ2LMTVQk:OOHlcDG_E20:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?i=lxlZ2LMTVQk:OOHlcDG_E20:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?a=lxlZ2LMTVQk:OOHlcDG_E20:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LivingOurWay?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LivingOurWay/~4/lxlZ2LMTVQk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.livingourway.com/2012/05/burning-to-make-field.html